This is a selection of items that have been acquired over the
years which should be
on display to be looked at and admired. It should be noted that the most expensive
priced paid for any of these items is
350 DKr (approx £32.50 / $55 ) !!! Therefore , I hope
this can encourage everyone to look out for bargains
anywhere and everywhere

More Pictures etc will be placed on
this page during 2007

Christian Poulsen (1911-1991) StonewareAn early experimental mark 'X58
CP.' - Probably made around 1938
Small pot approx 6cm in diameter and 3 cm high
Christian Poulsen was one of Denmark's most interesting and energetic artists.
He was fascinated with and experimented in the development of maintaining
the stability of colours under the firing process. His work appears in
many
museums throughout Denmark. This small pot was recovered after his death
from his workshop at his home at Ørholm, Lyngby - just North of
Copenhagen
by his daughter Nike Brandt Poulsen and with many similar items have been
placed in a museum display with a limited number made available for general sale
. (This was acquired at Pakhuset Krik in July 2004 in
Vestervig in a special exhibition to Christian Poulsen )

Examples of Russian Filigree Work
A Pair of chalices approx 6 cm high and a Swan table decoration approx 10 cm
high
Most unusual items but very typical of Russian Filigree craftmanship

Russian Baltic Amber Animal Figurines
High quality carving work of a Lion, a Rhino and a Crocodile
all coming from Kaliningrad Region of Russia.
75% of the worlds Amber originates from Kaliningrad.
Amber is fossilised tree resin and is about 30-40 million years old
It comes in different colours, shades and sometimes with vegetation
or small insects that were trapped inside. Most often used as
Jewellery decoration
especially set in silver, Amber has been a popular, tactile trading
commodity for thousands
of years. In recent centuries the skills of craftsman in The Baltic
Countries , Russia,
Scandinavia and Poland have created an art form that has included the
Fantastic Amber room
of Catherine the Great that mysteriously disappeared during the The Second
World War
and is still eagerly searched for today, to these small animal figures
that are of a similar
quality to the items made from the workshops of the Master Jeweller, Carl
Faberge.

Two Items of Chinese Jade

Classic Russian itemsCobalt Net Tea set on a Rostov Handpainted tray /
Khokloma items On the left, one of the most successful designs produced from
the Lomonosov PorcelainFactory in St. Petersburg a 'Cobalt Net Tea Set' on a large Rostov
handpainted Tray
and on the right a selection of traditional handmade / painted Khokloma
folk items

Bottger Meissen Dachshund A Rare Ceramic Figure from Bottger Meissen

Meissen - Young Couple DancingUnusual pair, nicely styled and painted

'Autumn' - By Viktor Timofeev 2001
Oil on Canvas - approx 40 x 33 cm

Left : Sevres - Napoleon Plate - 1814-1820
(
Decoration possibly later about 1840 -1880)It was fairly common for plates that were manufactured to
have been painted years later and this Sevres plate ,
whilst possibly being painted in the 1814-1820 when manufactured, was
probably painted later in 'The Empire Period'The scene may possibly be The Winter Campaign and retreat
from Russia in 1812
Centre : Kuznetsov (Riga) - 'Troika Plate'
- 1860-1880 .
Manufactured and painted in the Kuznetsov Factory at Riga, Latvia
Showing a typical style 'Troika' ( a Troika carriage is pulled by 3 horses)
Right : Royal Copenhagen - 'Fauna Danmark - The Arctic Hare' - 1890 this is one of
the first ever produced. Unusually it can be very precisely dated to1890 as this
was the last year of this particular factory mark on the base and the first year of Fauna Danmark
Production
Therefore making it one of the first early original plates manufactured in
this series.

A Pair of Russian Judaica Brass CandlesticksThese were probably brought out of Russia to
Copenhagen , Denmark
in one of the great migrations from Russia in the late
19 th Century or possibly the early 20 th Century. There is a good
possibility that these Brass Candlesticks would
have been with a family in the area close to Rosenborg Castle, either originally
in the Borgergade Quarter or the
Ole Suhrs Gade / Sølvgade Quarter which had concentrations of both Russian
Families and of Jewish families.

Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Young Lady with a Fan'Eneret' was placed on Royal Copenhagen Bisque items
from 1835
The 3 wavy lines by themselves were only used up until 1890
however these may be of an earlier type which ended in either 1850 or 1870
They are rather hard to define against the 'model marks'
Therefore, it would be assumed that this piece is probably manufactured about
1835-1850
judging by the style of the clothes and the marks etc. but possibly a few years
later
More reseach into the signature etc may reveal more information in the
future.

The Seige Of Leningrad Medal This Medal was awarded to those Russian Citizens who
defended / survived
the 900 Day Seige Of Leningrad, from September 1941 until January 1944
At the start of the seige, there were almost 3 million people living in
Leningrad
By the time the seige was lifted , almost half were dead, through shelling by
the three German
Armies that had surrounded the city and by hunger, and the freezing cold weather.
The medal was acquired for my son as a reminder to him
that his great grandparents
on his mothers side died in the seige and to his Grandfather who did survive it.

A Study of a 'Scattered Flowers' Vase
From
The Lomonosov Porcelain Factory, St. Petersburg, RussiaA 'Scattered Flowers' Pattern Vase base showing a typical
Pre-1992 made in Soviet times factory export mark. The
vase was made between about 1965 -1985 and
It stands about 25 cm high. It weighs almost 2 kilograms.
The Lomonosov shape number is 2638. There are 6 seperate
different patterns painted on it in Cobalt Blue with Gold highlights.

Aluminia Chess Piece
A Pawn Chess piece made by Aluminia but with both
Aluminia and The Royal Copenhagen Factory mark on it.
Royal Copenhagen took over The Aluminia factory in 1969
So this piece was made at that time. Approx 6 cm high.

Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Factory - Original Factory
MouldsThese were original factory porcelain moulds (marked underneath)
and used to create original production pieces Baby Mermaid with Fish - Girl with Horn
Small bird pruning - Small Turkey

1929
1941
3 December
1941
1946 KNUD KHYN4 signed sketches of cats
Knud Khyn is internationally famous for working originally as a painter
and later as a modeller for both Royal Copenhagen and Bing &
Grøndahl
between 1903-1967. About 50 seperate porcelain and stoneware figures,
mainly
bears, dogs, farm animals, faun figures, animals and birds were among his
range.

The 4 very rare signed sketches of cats were
draw between 1929-1946
and are believed to originate in letters he sent to Else Sandholt in
Denmark.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ukrainian Pysanka are raw eggs with the insides removed
and dyed in 3 or 4
different colours and decorated with symbolic drawings.(Krashanky are boiled eggs, dyed in a
single colour, yellow, red, green, blue, purple,
black etc and were eaten during the Easter Season and for various games at
Easter )